To serve:

Preparation

Grilled Pineapple: Chop the pineapple into slices and marinate with olive oil and sprinkles of chilli while you cook the quinoa.

Cook the quinoa following the packet instructions. Once cooked, set aside to cool. Once cool, add some olive oil to a medium pan and fry the quinoa until crispy.

Turn the heat to medium and dry out the grains, stirring to move them about the pan. Once all the moisture has evaporated, continue cooking the quinoa until it has turned a nutty brown and starts to ‘pop’ – this will take about 10 minutes. Stir every so often to stop the quinoa burning.

Griddle the pineapple in a really hot griddle pan (grill pan) until you get pretty charred marks and the slices are caramelized. Set aside until you are ready to put your salad together.

Marie Rose: Place all the Marie Rose ingredients in a blender and blitz until well combined and you have a beautiful smooth, plant-based mayo.

Put the salad together. Start with the toasted quinoa, then the baby gem, mixed greens, herbs and avocado. Top off with the griddled pineapple and dollop over the creamy Marie Rose.

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About The Author

In Happy Food, Bettina Campolucci Bordi shares a collection of easy and delicious plant-based recipes that anyone can incorporate into their busy life. Whether you're looking to eat more veggies or have decided to turn vegan but don't want to compromise on taste, this is the book for you. Bettina's philosophies are simple: she believes that food is meant to make you happy! Whether it's love at first sight because a dish looks so colorful and delicious, or at the first hit of flavors when they burst into your mouth, everything you eat should put a smile on your face. Happy Food is designed to take you through your busy day by including ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, meals for one, desserts, and snacks, and will easily meet the needs of any modern household. Bettina is also a firm believer that meat-free food doesn't have to cost the earth – you'll find recipes containing ingredients that can easily be sourced from your local supermarket, and she even uses white potatoes! Her passion and expertise lies in how to use everyday ingredients, and she makes them tasty in the simplest possible way. Inspired by food from the countries where Bettina has lived and worked – Tanzania, Sweden, Italy, Spain, and Bulgaria – this is vegan food to make you smile!
Photograph credit: Nassima Rothacker
Recipes excerpted with permission from Happy Food by Bettina Campolucci Bordi published by Hardie Grant Books July 2018, RRP $29.99 hardcover.